Greetings from Avon, that consistently excellent-with-distinction system in northeastern Lorain County.

One calculation of school systems’ effectiveness that I never see reported—and that taxpayers would love to know—would compare the districts’ rankings with their per-pupil expenditures.

Avon, along with being one of the best, also makes its dollars go the furthest. The most recent figure I recall is, about $7100 per child. Yet, since testing began, it has ranked among the best in the state.

How does it do this?  Well, for one thing, teachers teach—middle- and high-school teachers have teaching responsibilities during six of each day’s eight periods. They work as hard as—and in many cases, harder than —the scholars they help mold.

As a result of the district’s successful efforts, voters here support the schools at the polls.  Voters rightly expect results for the dollars collected. Avon gives them those results.